Griffins earn comeback win over Lake Erie

GRAND RAPIDS -- Carl Corazzini had a goal and three assists to lead the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 6-4 comeback win over the Lake Erie Monsters before a crowd of 7,846 at Van Andel Arena on Sunday night.

Trailing 3-1 after the first period, the Griffins got goals from Darren Helm, Mattias Ritola and Corazzini to take a 4-3 lead less than five minutes into the second.

The Monsters' Jamie Lundmark tied it at 4-4 with 6:24 left in the second, but the Griffins' Jamie Tardif scored the game-winner 2:08 into the third period after he tipped in an Evan McGrath in for his 14th goal of the season.

Garrett Stafford then added a goal with 6:40 left in the game to give the Griffins a two-goal cushion.
Mark Cullen scored Grand Rapids' lone first-period goal.

Griffins goaltender Jimmy Howard was pulled after the first period after giving up three goals on nine shots. After the game, coach Mike Stothers said Howard also is nursing a sore groin.

The Griffins won for the second game in a row, and improved to 5-1-0-1 in the season series against the expansion Monsters.